Scattered-material cleaning robot used for conveyor

Abstract

A scattered material cleaning robot for a conveyor includes a housing, a feeding assembly, a discharging assembly and a lifting assembly disposed on the housing. The feeding assembly is configured to collect scattered materials, the discharging assembly is disposed above the feeding assembly, and the discharging assembly is configured to deliver the scattered materials collected by the feeding assembly to the conveyor. The lifting assembly includes a flexible transmission mechanism and at least one material carrying member. One of two ends of the flexible transmission mechanism is located at the feeding assembly, and another one of the two ends of the flexible transmission mechanism is located at the discharging assembly. The flexible transmission mechanism is configured to drive the material carrying member to move between the feeding assembly and the discharging assembly, to convey the scattered materials from the feeding assembly to the discharging assembly.

1 . A scattered material cleaning robot for a conveyor, comprising:
 a body, the body being movable relative to the conveyor, the body comprising a housing, a feeding assembly and a discharging assembly, the feeding assembly and the discharging assembly being disposed on the housing, the feeding assembly being configured to collect scattered materials, the discharging assembly being disposed above the feeding assembly, the discharging assembly being configured to deliver the scattered materials collected by the feeding assembly to the conveyor;   a lifting assembly, the lifting assembly being disposed in the housing, the lifting assembly comprising a flexible transmission mechanism and at least one material carrying member, one of two ends of the flexible transmission mechanism being located at the feeding assembly, another one of the two ends of the flexible transmission mechanism being located at the discharging assembly, the flexible transmission mechanism being configured to drive the at least one material carrying member to move between the feeding assembly and the discharging assembly, to convey the scattered materials from the feeding assembly to the discharging assembly; and   a driving assembly, the driving assembly being configured to drive the body and the flexible transmission mechanism to move.   
     
     
         2 . The scattered material cleaning robot for the conveyor according to  claim 1 , wherein the flexible transmission mechanism comprises a first sprocket, a second sprocket and an annular chain, each of the first sprocket and the second sprocket being rotatably connected to the housing, one of the first sprocket and the second sprocket being connected to the driving assembly for transmission, the first sprocket being located at the feeding assembly, the second sprocket being located at the discharging assembly, one of two ends of the annular chain being wrapped around the first sprocket, another one of the two ends of the annular chain being wrapped around the second sprocket, the at least one material carrying member being fixed to an outer side of the annular chain. 
     
     
         3 . The scattered material cleaning robot for the conveyor according to  claim 2 , wherein the flexible transmission mechanism further comprises an auxiliary wheel and a first sheave, each of the auxiliary wheel and the first sheave abutting against a respective one of an inner side and the outer side of the annular chain in a same direction, to allow the flexible transmission mechanism to form a first transmission section and a second transmission section, the first transmission section being arranged horizontally and comprising the first sprocket, a preset angle being formed between the second transmission section and the first transmission section, the second transmission section comprising the second sprocket. 
     
     
         4 . The scattered material cleaning robot for the conveyor according to  claim 3 , wherein the flexible transmission mechanism further comprises a second sheave abutting against an outer side of the second transmission section, to allow the annular chain to form a non-block recess below the second sprocket, the discharging assembly being arranged at the non-block recess. 
     
     
         5 . The scattered material cleaning robot for the conveyor according to  claim 4 , wherein a circumferential side of the first sheave is provided with at least one first non-block notch, a circumferential side of the second sheave being provided with at least one second non-block notch, each of the at least one first non-block notch and the at least one second non-block notch being configured to unblock the at least one material carrying member. 
     
     
         6 . The scattered material cleaning robot for the conveyor according to  claim 3 , wherein the scattered material cleaning robot further comprises a spacer plate fixed to the housing, the spacer plate being arranged on an inner side of the second transmission section, the spacer plate extending along a profile of the annular chain. 
     
     
         7 . The scattered material cleaning robot for the conveyor  claim 1 , wherein the body further comprises a traveling component, the traveling component comprising:
 a wheel axle, the wheel axle being rotatably connected to the housing;   a traveling wheel, the traveling wheel being rotatably connected to the wheel axle, the traveling wheel being movable in an axial direction of the wheel axle to a first position and a second position; and   an adjusting mechanism, the adjusting mechanism comprising a first traveling driven wheel and a second traveling driven wheel arranged around the wheel axle, each of the first traveling driven wheel and the second traveling driven wheel being connected to the driving assembly for transmission, a rotation direction of the first traveling driven wheel being opposite to a rotation direction of the second traveling driven wheel,   when the traveling wheel moves to the first position, the traveling wheel rotates in synchronization with the first traveling driven wheel,   when the traveling wheel moves to the second position, the traveling wheel rotates in synchronization with the second traveling driven wheel.   
     
     
         8 . The scattered material cleaning robot for the conveyor according to  claim 7 , wherein the adjusting mechanism further comprises a cooperating member, the cooperating member and the first traveling driven wheel being fixedly connected to the wheel axle, the cooperating member being arranged on one of two sides of the traveling wheel, the second traveling driven wheel being arranged on another one of the two sides of the traveling wheel, each of the two sides of the traveling wheel being provided with a first limit surface extending in the axial direction of the wheel axle, the second traveling driven wheel being provided with a second limit surface, the cooperating member being provided with a third limit surface,
 when the traveling wheel moves to the first position, the first limit surface and the second limit surface are separated from each other, and the first limit surface and the third limit surface abut against each other,   when the traveling wheel moves to the second position, the first limit surface and the second limit surface abut against each other, and the first limit surface and the third limit surface are separated from each other.   
     
     
         9 . The scattered material cleaning robot for the conveyor according to  claim 8 , wherein the traveling wheel is movable in the axial direction of the wheel axle to a third position located between the first position and the second position,
 when the traveling wheel moves to the third position, each of the second limit surface and the third limit surface is separated from the first limit surface.   
     
     
         10 . The scattered material cleaning robot for the conveyor according to  claim 9 , wherein the adjusting mechanism further comprises a toggle member, the toggle member being rotatably connected to the housing, a rotation axis of the toggle member and a rotation axis of the housing being perpendicular to a central axis of the wheel axle, a first end of the toggle member close to the traveling wheel being provided with a first snap portion, the traveling wheel being provided with a second snap portion corresponding to the first snap portion, the first snap portion and the second snap portion abutting against each other, wherein when an external force is applied to a second end of the toggle member away from the traveling wheel, the first end of the toggle member drives the traveling wheel to move to the first position, the second position, or the third position. 
     
     
         11 . The scattered material cleaning robot for the conveyor according to  claim 10 , wherein the adjusting mechanism further comprises a transition member, the transition member being slidably connected to the housing along the axial direction of the wheel axle, the transition member being provided between the first snap portion and the second snap portion, the transition member being provided with two third snap portions disposed opposite to each other, each of the first snap portion and the second snap portion abutting against a respective one of the two third snap portions. 
     
     
         12 . The scattered material cleaning robot for the conveyor according to  claim 11 , wherein the scattered material cleaning robot further comprises an armrest, a rope and a handle, the armrest being fixedly connected to the housing, the handle being rotatably connected to the armrest, a first end of the rope being connected to the handle, a second end of the rope being connected to the second end of the toggle member. 
     
     
         13 . The scattered material cleaning robot for the conveyor according to  claim 12 , wherein the traveling wheel, the second traveling driven wheel, the toggle member, the transition member, the rope and the handle cooperating with each other form one traveling assembly, the traveling component comprising two traveling assemblies, one of Page two traveling wheels of the two traveling assemblies being arranged at one side of the housing, and another one of the two traveling wheels of the two traveling assemblies being arranged at another side of the housing. 
     
     
         14 . The scattered material cleaning robot for the conveyor according to  claim 2 , wherein the feeding assembly comprises a connecting shaft and at least one blade fixedly connected to each other, the connecting shaft being rotatably connected to the housing, the at least one blade helically extending in an axial direction of the connecting shaft. 
     
     
         15 . The scattered material cleaning robot for the conveyor according to  claim 14 , wherein the connecting shaft and the first sprocket are coaxially arranged, the feeding assembly comprising two blades, one of the two blades being arranged on one side of the first sprocket, another one of the two blades being arranged on another side of the first sprocket, helical directions of the two blades being arranged opposite to each other. 
     
     
         16 . The scattered material cleaning robot for the conveyor according to  claim 7 , wherein the housing comprises a first housing and a second housing fixedly connected to each other and communicating with each other, the first housing being horizontally arranged relative to a ground, the second housing being vertically arranged relative to the ground. 
     
     
         17 . The scattered material cleaning robot for the conveyor according to  claim 16 , wherein an end of the first housing away from the second housing is provided with a bucket, wherein when the body moves in a forward direction, the scattered materials are shoveled into the bucket. 
     
     
         18 . The scattered material cleaning robot for the conveyor according to  claim 5 , wherein the circumferential side of the first sheave is provided with two first non-block notches, the two first non-block notches being arranged opposite to each other, a spacing between the two first non-block notches along a circumferential direction of the first sheave being consistent with a spacing between two adjacent material carrying members arranged on the annular chain, the circumferential side of the second sheave being provided with two second non-block notches, the two second non-block notches being arranged opposite to each other, a spacing between the two second non-block notches along a circumferential direction of the second sheave being consistent with a spacing between two adjacent material carrying members arranged on the annular chain. 
     
     
         19 . The scattered material cleaning robot for the conveyor according to  claim 16 , wherein the housing is provided with a support on each of two sides in a width direction of the body, the two supports being fixed to the second housing, each of two ends of the wheel axle penetrating through a respective one of the two supports, the wheel axle and the two supports being rotatably connected to each other. 
     
     
         20 . The scattered material cleaning robot for the conveyor according to  claim 7 , wherein the traveling wheel comprises an engagement member, a hub and a wheel body, the engagement member being rotatably connected to the wheel axle, the hub being fixed to an outer peripheral side of the engagement member, the wheel body being fixed to an outer peripheral side of the hub.